San Diego vs Zhengzhou - Cost of Living Comparison

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San Diego Zhengzhou
🚶 Cost of living one person
$3507
$511
👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 Cost of living Family
$7962
$1473
🏠 One person rent
$2395
$191
🏘️ Family rent
$4150
$327
🍽️ Food expenses
$737
$193
🚐 Transport expenses
$179
$60.6
💳 Monthly salary after tax
$5553
$664
😷 Air quality
Excellent
Bad
✈️ Airport proximity
3 km
14 km
🎓 Higher education
86
68
😀 Quality of life
91
68
🏙️ Population
1.39M
12.6M

The cost of living in San Diego is 586% more expensive than in Zhengzhou. Cities ranked 50th and 8643rd ($3507 vs $511) in the list of the most expensive cities in the world and ranked 38th and 498th in the United States and China, respectively. Check the United States vs China comparison.

The average after-tax salary is enough to cover living expenses for 1.6 months in San Diego compared to 1.3 months in Zhengzhou. San Diego ranked 26th best city to live in the United States vs Zhengzhou ranked 37th in China, while ranked 137th and 4641st among best cities to live in the world.

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Prices in San Diego vs Zhengzhou

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San Diego Zhengzhou
Eating Out
🍱 Lunch Menu
$22.1
$2.19
🥂 Dinner in a Restaurant, for 2
$86.3
$17.3
🥪 Fast food meal, equiv. McDonald's
$15
$4.35
🍻 Beer in a Pub, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$8.74
$0.86
☕ Cappuccino
$6.24
$2.34
🥤 Pepsi / Coke, 0.5 L or 16.9 fl oz
$3.1
$0.53
Rent & Utilities
🏙️ 1 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2519
$168
🏡 Cheap 1 bedroom apartment, 40 m2 or 430 ft2
$2068
$134
🏙️ 3 bedroom apartment in Downtown, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$4514
$308
🏡 Cheap 3 bedroom apartment, 80 m2 or 860 ft2
$3653
$242
🔌 Utility Bill one person, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$165
$41
🔌 Utility Bill for a Family, electricity, heating, water, etc.
$253
$62
🌐 Internet plan, 50 Mbps+ 1 month unlimited
$71.6
$9.4
🏦 Mortgage Interest Rate for 20 Years
6.5%
3.85%
🏙️ Apartment price to Buy in city Center, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$8566
$2933
🏡 House price to Buy in Suburbs, 1 m2 or 10 ft2
$6843
$1502
Transportation
🚌 Local transport ticket
$2.51
$0.14
🎟️ Monthly ticket local transport
$72
$10.7
🚕 Taxi Ride, 8 km or 5 mi
$19.6
$3.75
⛽ Gas / Petrol, 1 L or 0.26 gal
$1.23
$1.1
Groceries
🥛 Milk, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.28
$1.65
🍞 Bread, 0.5 kg or 1.1 lb
$3.98
$1.54
🍚 Rice, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$3.95
$0.87
🥚 Eggs, x12
$6.16
$1
🧀 Cheese, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$16
$12.8
🐔 Chicken Breast, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$13.6
$2.99
🥩 Round Steak, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$20.9
$10.7
🍏 Apples, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.33
$1.22
🍌 Banana, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$1.8
$0.96
🍊 Oranges, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.22
$0.84
🍅 Tomato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$4.8
$1.01
🥔 Potato, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.67
$0.57
🧅 Onion, 1 kg or 2.2 lb
$2.5
$0.65
🌊 Water, 1 L or 1 qt
$1.61
$0.46
🍹 Coca-Cola / Pepsi, 2 L or 67.6 fl oz
$3.26
$1.04
🍾 Wine (mid-priced), 750 mL bottle
$16.7
$14.4
🍺 Beer, 0.5 L or 16 fl oz
$2.8
$0.8
🚬 Cigarette pack
$12.2
$3.02
💊 Cold medicince, 1 week
$14.9
$2.1
🧴 Hair Shampoo
$9.99
$3.4
🧻 Toilet paper, 4 rolls
$5.5
$0.96
👄 Toothpaste, 1 tube
$2.48
$1.08
Other
🏋️ Gym Membership, 1 month
$62.9
$39
🎫 Cinema Ticket, 1 person
$18.2
$5.09
👩‍⚕️ Doctor's visit
$131
$14
💇 Haircut, simple
$30.3
$4.58
👖 Brand Jeans
$63
$55.3
👟 Brand Sneakers
$109
$67.7
👶 Daycare or Preschool, 1 month
$1998
$234
🏫 International Primary School, 1 year
$26517
$21713

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4.2 km or 2.6 mi Coronado
$3220
7.2 km or 4.5 mi National
$3053
13 km or 7.8 mi Lemon Grove
$2995
14 km or 9 mi Chula Vista
$2995
14 km or 9 mi La Mesa
$2963
16 km or 9.8 mi Imperial Beach
$2933
18 km or 11 mi La Jolla
$3033
21 km or 13 mi El Cajon
$3040
24 km or 15 mi Tijuana
$1295
25 km or 15 mi Santee
$2948
30 km or 19 mi Poway
$2995
38 km or 24 mi Encinitas
$3243
40 km or 25 mi Las Delicias
$1141
43 km or 26 mi Rosarito Beach
$1138
46 km or 29 mi Escondido
$3261
47 km or 30 mi San Marcos
$2995
52 km or 33 mi Carlsbad
$3245
54 km or 33 mi Vista
$2976
57 km or 36 mi Oceanside
$3251
73 km or 46 mi Fallbrook
$2927
88 km or 55 mi Temecula
$2676
91 km or 57 mi San Clemente
$2963
95 km or 59 mi Murrieta
$3070
97 km or 61 mi Dana Point
$3030
98 km or 61 mi French Valley
$2758
99 km or 61 mi San Juan Capistrano
$3085
99 km or 61 mi Wildomar
$2815
104 km or 65 mi Laguna Niguel
$3513
107 km or 66 mi Laguna Beach
$3122
107 km or 67 mi Menifee
$2621
109 km or 68 mi Ensenada
$968
109 km or 68 mi Lake Elsinore
$2669
110 km or 68 mi Mission Viejo
$3544
110 km or 69 mi Laguna Hills
$3027
111 km or 69 mi Rancho Santa Margarita
$2980
114 km or 71 mi Aliso Viejo
$3449
114 km or 71 mi Lake Forest
$2554
115 km or 72 mi Hemet
$2767
119 km or 74 mi Perris
$2697
119 km or 74 mi Temescal Valley
$2804

Cities near Zhengzhou

Distance City Cost of living
25 km or 15 mi Xingyang
$516
35 km or 22 mi Xinmi
$516
40 km or 25 mi Xinzheng
$518
60 km or 37 mi Changge
$509
62 km or 38 mi Gongyi
$516
62 km or 39 mi Kaifeng
$483
64 km or 40 mi Xinxiang
$489
66 km or 41 mi Jiaozuo
$489
66 km or 41 mi Dengfeng
$518
69 km or 43 mi Yuzhou
$520
77 km or 48 mi Qinyang
$507
80 km or 50 mi Huixian
$506
81 km or 50 mi Yanshi
$514
81 km or 51 mi Weihui
$498
82 km or 51 mi Xuchang
$491
82 km or 51 mi Mengzhou
$506
99 km or 61 mi Ruzhou
$523
105 km or 65 mi Jiyuan
$518
111 km or 69 mi Changyuan
$569
111 km or 69 mi Jincheng
$534
113 km or 70 mi Luoyang
$525
118 km or 73 mi Pingdingshan
$542
125 km or 78 mi Hebi
$531
134 km or 83 mi Luohe
$543
134 km or 83 mi Gaoping
$541
147 km or 91 mi Linzhou
$531
154 km or 96 mi Zhoukou
$598
162 km or 101 mi Anyang
$492
162 km or 101 mi Wugang
$526
168 km or 104 mi Puyang
$583
169 km or 105 mi Changzhi
$659
170 km or 106 mi Heze
$803
185 km or 115 mi Xiangcheng
$572
185 km or 115 mi Shangqiu
$602
200 km or 124 mi Zhumadian
$596
220 km or 137 mi Handan
$545
221 km or 137 mi Nanyang
$578
221 km or 138 mi Wu'an
$540
225 km or 140 mi Sanmenxia
$529
228 km or 142 mi Jieshou
$556